… Decries Closure Of Varsities

The Nigeria Labour
Congress (NLC) has decried the frequent closure of universities in the country.
In a statement in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, by the factional National President of the NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero said that the frequent closure of the nation’s universities call for great concern to Nigerians and stakeholders in the education sector.
Ajaero said that University of Lagos, University of Port Harcourt and Ekiti State University have been closed down by the authorities of the universities following students disagreement with the management of the schools.
He said that NLC can no longer fold its hands and allow authorities of some universities to disrupt academic activities over issues that could be managed judiciously and in the best interest of the schools and students.
Ajaero said that NLC leadership were in the state to assess the extent of the situations at the University of Port Harcourt, meet with the stakeholders to find a solution to issues that gave rise to the crisis and condole with the family of the deceased student killed during the demonstration on Monday.
He reiterated the readiness of the congress to mobilise its affiliate unions in solidarity with the students, if the Nigerian universities managements fail to handle students demands maturely through amicable dialogue.